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1913 Type II Buffalo 5c -- Guess the holder

jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
Guess the holder for this 1913 Type II Buffalo. If you want, suggest a grade also...

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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    anacs 58

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  • is that a buffalo leg coming out of the indian nose?


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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    Looks cleaned.

    Also looks like it's in an old style National Coin Album.

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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>is that a buffalo leg coming out of the indian nose? >>

    It sure is.

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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,793 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Could the holder be an old paper roll... ?? image

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  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,063 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Keyring?
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  • gyocomgdgyocomgd Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭
    No one will guess the holder IMO, because it isn't IN a holder.

    Grade: AU58 details, but polished to all get out. Some knucklehead wanted this coin to look like it was made of pure silver.
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  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think TomB had it closest. This is actually an encased nickel. I don't really collect encased coins, but this was so unusual I had to get it. Encased cents are common, and you can go to eBay on any day and find some encased Indian cents. Even some that are still red. Encased nickels are much harder to come by, and this one is unusually nice.

    A couple of people said that this was cleaned. Actually, I think the picture is simply overexposed. Here are the full images that the enlargement came from, along with another pair that is a little darker (same piece, different lighting).

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  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,337 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is interesting. image

    Would you happen to know what year that encasement is from jonathanb?
  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Would you happen to know what year that encasement is from jonathanb? >>

    Google shows that the Instructor Literature Series started before 1910 and was going strong in 1913. I assume this was a period piece.
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>A couple of people said that this was cleaned. Actually, I think the picture is simply overexposed. Here are the full images that the enlargement came from, along with another pair that is a little darker (same piece, different lighting). >>


    Looking at the Buffalo's hip and tail tip, there appears to be quite a bit of rub. That, coupled with the bright shiny surfaces causes me think the coin is cleaned.

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  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    jonathanb-

    I have one in the same exact encasement. Until now it's the only one I've ever seen.

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